Somalia facing 'fresh hunger emergency'

London, 05 Jul – (ANA) - Poor rains and continuing conflict in Somalia are threatening the recovery from last year's famine and could put hundreds of thousands of children at risk of hunger again, the charity Save the Children has warned. The charity called for an urgent increase in aid as a huge number of families in Somalia are still unable to cope with the effects of drought. Last year, East Africa was hit by the region's worst drought in 60 years and many thousands of people died. It also triggered a major refugee crisis with hundreds of thousands of Somalis fleeing rural areas, much of which are controlled by Islamist militants who have banned international aid agencies. (ANA)

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